Well to give you some comfort that tick tick is kind off natural on these engines. From 1 to 10 how loud is it? mine is about a 4. My wife's GEN III also has that tick tick But if you want to make sure consult with a good mechanic. Good luck <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

88 red Montero with the Dakar Special Edition decals, 438,000 miles (As of 7/23/2012) some occational blue puffing but still strong and counting!!! I am going ppsshhh (turbo), Stay tuned =) ...